A Decade of Declining Prices In less than a decade, the solar industry in New Mexico has experienced a broad transformation, due in large part to rapidly plummeting prices for solar panels and associated equipment. Just a decade ago, solar PV was, for the vast majority of New Mexicans, an idealistic hobby that made no economic sense whatsoever. An average residential solar installation (approximately 5 kW DC) would cost anyone in the…

A few weeks ago we met with the three owners of Las Ventanas Homes to talk to them about solar energy for the homes they build in Albuquerque. One of our biggest goals here at Affordable Solar is to help home builders understand the many benefits of solar energy, encouraging them to include solar as a standard feature. Of course builders use solar in a design when it is requested by their customers, but left on their own, solar often …

Affordable Solar Completes Solar Arrays for Albuquerque Businesses ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 6, 2014 – Affordable Solar is proud to announce the completion of three commercial solar array systems located on different business properties in the metro area. Each project is a solar electric array, generating electricity for the property owners and saving them money in electric utility costs, which translates into higher value for the properties due to an improvement that pays for itself right away…

ALAMOGORDO, N.M., Feb. 25, 2014 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ – Sol Systems is pleased to announce the financial closing of a 940 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The project was the second deal that Sol Systems financed on behalf of New Mexico-based developer, Affordable Solar. Sol Systems also closed an 806 kW Affordable Solar project in the fall of 2013. This recent project closing coincides with a…

Residential real estate professionals know that amenities such as a renovated kitchen or a new bathroom can increase the resale value of a home. New research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory indicates that a rooftop photovoltaic system can also increase the house’s price, and researchers were able to quantify how much of a premium solar can command. In December of last year, the Berkeley Lab released a report noting that although the installation of photovoltaic projects is increasing, appraisers…

Changes are coming to the grid, slowly, but surely. Here in the United States, some utilities perceive increasing threats to revenue as well as technical and operational challenges as more homeowners install solar and other sources of renewable energy as their primary source of electricity. Since an electric grid works best when there is a balance of supply and demand, grid operators have to figure out how to make up for any shortfall or surge of renewable energy that could…

Santa Fe, NM – Solar energy and clean air got a reprieve Wednesday when the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted to withdraw 2-for-1 credit for solar energy, which had effectively reduced the amount of solar and overall renewable energy New Mexico utilities were required by law to produce. But Wednesday’s vote left some troubling aspects of the previous commission ruling. The commission majority had acted without public comment on Nov. 20 when it…

How do you size a solar array? We often receive a question from our customers about how to size a solar array, taking into consideration electricity loads that are not yet shown on their electric bill. For most retrofit solar projects, meaning projects for existing homes that have at least 12 months of electric usage history, the technical requirement for sizing a system is fairly simple. We simply look at your electricity usage, something that can be easily obtained from…

I have been very pleased to announce recently to friends and colleagues that I have be blessed with the opportunity to join Affordable Solar as the General Manager for Residential Solar. It is without a doubt a homecoming for me, both to the industry sector I love, but also a company I have been closely involved with for several years now and a team for which I have had…

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